Mogamma (A Painting in Four Parts)

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Mogamma (A Painting in Four Parts) is a large-scale, multi-panel abstract painting by Julie Mehretu that layers architectural plans, gestural marks, and political symbolism to evoke the turbulence of contemporary urban and civic spaces.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf abstract painting
painting
artisticStyle cartographic abstraction
layered composition
colorPalette predominantly monochrome with color accents
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
creator Julie Mehretu NERFINISHED
depicts civic space
urban space
format multi-panel painting
genre abstract art
hasPart Mogamma, Part 1 NERFINISHED
Mogamma, Part 2 NERFINISHED
Mogamma, Part 3 NERFINISHED
Mogamma, Part 4 NERFINISHED
inception early 2010s
influencedBy architectural drawing
cartography
global political events
intendedMeaning evocation of social and political turbulence
languageOfTitle English
medium acrylic paint
canvas
ink
movement contemporary art
notableFor complex architectural overlays
dense gestural mark-making
politically charged abstraction
numberOfParts 4
partOf Julie Mehretu’s large-scale mural-like works
scale large-scale
spatialOrganization non-linear perspective
subjectMatter architecture
contemporary politics
public space
technique erasure
layering
overdrawing
theme civic unrest
political transformation
turbulence of contemporary urban spaces
usesMotif architectural plans
gestural marks
political symbolism
visualStructure multi-layered spatial fields

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Julie Mehretu notableWork Mogamma (A Painting in Four Parts)